The Year of Our Lord 1944

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown			Misioneros de la Natividad de María	Founded
1 Jan	Diocese of Malta	Elevated	Archdiocese of Malta	Elevated
13 Jan	Prefecture Apostolic of Shunteh [Xingtai], China	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Shunteh [Xingtai], China	Elevated
14 Jan	Vicariate Apostolic of Yukon-Prince Rupert, Canada	Split	Vicariate Apostolic of Prince Rupert, British Columbia, Canada Vicariate Apostolic of Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada	Split
26 Feb	Diocese of Campinas, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Piracicaba, Sao Paulo, Brazil	Erected
9 Mar	Prefecture Apostolic of Yütze [Yuci], China	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Yütze [Yuci], China	Elevated
10 Mar	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Central Norway {Norvegia Centrale}	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Central Norway {Norvegia Centrale} [Mellom-Norge]	Elevated
10 Mar	Mission "Sui Iuris" of Northern Norway {Norvegia Settentrionale}	Elevated	Prefecture Apostolic of Northern Norway {Norvegia Settentrionale}	Elevated
17 Apr	Territorial Abbey of Belmont-Mary Help of Christians, North Carolina, USA (Catawba, Cleveland, Burke, Lincoln, McDowell, Polk, and Rutherford Counties)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Raleigh, North Carolina, USA	Territory Added
11 May	Vicariate Apostolic of Bangkok, Thailand	Territory Lost	Vicariate Apostolic of Chantaburi, Thailand	Erected
8 Jul	Apostolic Administration of Valdivia, Chile	Elevated	Diocese of Valdivia, Chile	Elevated
13 Jul	Prefecture Apostolic of Sanyüan [Sanyuan], China	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Sanyüan [Sanyuan], China	Elevated
30 Aug			Territorial Prelature of Rio Branco, Brazil	Erected
21 Oct	Diocese of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Evansville, Indiana, USA	Erected
21 Oct	Diocese of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Indianapolis, Indiana, USA	Elevated
21 Oct	Diocese of Fort Wayne, Indiana, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Lafayette in Indiana, USA	Erected
21 Oct	Diocese of Columbus, Ohio, USA	Territory Lost	Diocese of Steubenville, Ohio, USA	Erected
9 Nov	Prefecture Apostolic of Chumatien [Zhumadian], China	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Chumatien [Zhumadian], China	Elevated
6 Dec	Archdiocese of Colombo, Sri Lanka	Name Changed	Archdiocese of Colombo in Ceylon, Sri Lanka	Name Changed
16 Dec	Diocese of Bathurst, New Brunswick, Canada	Territory Lost	Diocese of Edmundston, New Brunswick, Canada	Erected
16 Dec	Diocese of Piaui, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Parnaíba, Piaui, Brazil	Erected
16 Dec	Diocese of Piaui, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Oeiras, Brazil	Erected
16 Dec	Diocese of Piaui, Brazil	Name Changed	Diocese of Teresina, Brazil	Name Changed
18 Dec	Diocese of Ayacucho o Huamanga, Peru	Territory Lost	Diocese of Huancavélica, Peru	Erected
18 Dec	Diocese of Huánuco, Peru	Territory Lost	Diocese of Huancayo, Peru	Erected
18 Dec	Archdiocese of Arequipa, Peru	Territory Lost	Diocese of Tacna, Peru	Erected
23 Dec	Diocese of Concordia, Kansas, USA	Name Changed	Diocese of Salina, Kansas, USA	Name Changed

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